Two men robbed a Sarawak assistant minister of his four-wheel-drive vehicle in Kota Sentosa near Kuching today, a police spokesperson said.

He said the men, one of whom was masked and both were armed with knives, pounced on Liwan Lagang, the assistant minister of culture and heritage, as he was alighting from the vehicle to buy a newspaper at 6.10am.

The trio were involved in a struggle and Liwan was injured in the right thigh and right knee, he said.

The spokesperson said the men fled in Liwan’s Toyota Fortuner vehicle bearing registration number QAT 6558.

He said Liwan had driven to Kota Sentosa after sending his son to the Kuching international airport to catch a flight to Bintulu.

The spokesperson said Liwan, who is the state assemblyperson for Belaga, suffered a cut on the right thigh, injured his right knee in a fall and hurt his right big toe when he accidentally kicked a stone.

He said the Padawan police station issued an alert which was relayed by the Sarawak police headquarters.

Padawan OCPD Supt Pauzi Bujang confirmed the robbery.

- Bernama